Larisa Tarasova, Ralf Merz, Andrea Kiss, Stefano Basso, Günter Blöchl, Bruno Merz, Alberto Viglione, Stefan Plötner, Björn Guse, Andreas Schumann, Svenja Fischer, Bodo Ahrens, Faizan Anwar, András Bárdossy, Philipp Bühler, Uwe Haberlandt, Heidi Kreibich, Amelie Krug, David Lun, Hannes Müller-Thomy, Ross Pidoto, Cristina Primo, Jochen Seidel, Sergiy Vorogushyn, Luzie Wietzke
- A wide variety of processes controls the time of occurrence, duration, extent, and severity of river floods. Classifying flood events by their causative processes may assist in enhancing the accuracy of local and regional flood frequency estimates and support the detection and interpretation of any changes in flood occurrence and magnitudes. This paper provides a critical review of existing causative classifications of instrumental and preinstrumental series of flood events, discusses their validity and applications, and identifies opportunities for moving toward more comprehensive approaches. So far no unified definition of causative mechanisms of flood events exists. Existing frameworks for classification of instrumental and preinstrumental series of flood events adopt different perspectives: hydroclimatic (large-scale circulation patterns and atmospheric state at the time of the event), hydrological (catchment scale precipitation patterns and antecedent catchment state), and hydrograph-based (indirectly considering generatingA wide variety of processes controls the time of occurrence, duration, extent, and severity of river floods. Classifying flood events by their causative processes may assist in enhancing the accuracy of local and regional flood frequency estimates and support the detection and interpretation of any changes in flood occurrence and magnitudes. This paper provides a critical review of existing causative classifications of instrumental and preinstrumental series of flood events, discusses their validity and applications, and identifies opportunities for moving toward more comprehensive approaches. So far no unified definition of causative mechanisms of flood events exists. Existing frameworks for classification of instrumental and preinstrumental series of flood events adopt different perspectives: hydroclimatic (large-scale circulation patterns and atmospheric state at the time of the event), hydrological (catchment scale precipitation patterns and antecedent catchment state), and hydrograph-based (indirectly considering generating mechanisms through their effects on hydrograph characteristics). All of these approaches intend to capture the flood generating mechanisms and are useful for characterizing the flood processes at various spatial and temporal scales. However, uncertainty analyses with respect to indicators, classification methods, and data to assess the robustness of the classification are rarely performed which limits the transferability across different geographic regions. It is argued that more rigorous testing is needed. There are opportunities for extending classification methods to include indicators of space-time dynamics of rainfall, antecedent wetness, and routing effects, which will make the classification schemes even more useful for understanding and estimating floods. This article is categorized under: Science of Water > Water Extremes Science of Water > Hydrological Processes Science of Water > Methods…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Larisa TarasovaORCiD, Ralf MerzORCiD, Andrea KissORCiDGND, Stefano Basso, Günter Blöchl, Bruno MerzORCiDGND, Alberto ViglioneORCiD, Stefan Plötner, Björn GuseORCiD, Andreas Schumann, Svenja FischerORCiD, Bodo AhrensORCiD, Faizan Anwar, András Bárdossy, Philipp Bühler, Uwe HaberlandtORCiDGND, Heidi KreibichORCiDGND, Amelie KrugORCiD, David Lun, Hannes Müller-Thomy, Ross Pidoto, Cristina Primo, Jochen SeidelORCiD, Sergiy VorogushynORCiDGND, Luzie WietzkeORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1353 |
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ISSN: | 2049-1948 |
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Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31423301 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews : Water |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
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Place of publishing: | Hoboken |
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Publication type: | Review |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first publication: | 2019 |
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Publication year: | 2019 |
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Release date: | 2021/01/18 |
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Tag: | flood genesis; flood mechanisms; flood typology; historical floods; hydroclimatology of floods |
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Volume: | 6 |
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Issue: | 4 |
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Number of pages: | 23 |
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Funding institution: | Austrian Science FundAustrian Science Fund (FWF) [I 3174]; Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftGerman Research Foundation (DFG) [FOR 2416] |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geowissenschaften |
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DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Publishing method: | Open Access / Hybrid Open-Access |
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License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
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